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For a crash the Houston Police Department investigated, its page says: “Crash Reports can be purchased online from the Texas Department of Transportation at https://buycrash.lexisnexisrisk.com.” “Send a check / money order for $6.00 (made payable to the City of Houston) plus a self addressed stamped envelope with your request to HPD, Records Division, 1200 Travis, Houston, TX 77002”
Getting the crash report in Houston
- Agency: Houston Police Department, Records Division
- Its crash-report page: Houston Police Department - Public Information Requests
- Who can get a copy: “Texas Transportation Code §550.065 (c) (4) allows for the release of a crash report on written request and upon payment of required fee to any person directly concerned in the crash or having a proper interest therein, including:” (HB 2633 Crash Report Form (PDF))
- “(1) Any person involved in the crash”
- “(2) The authorized representative of any person involved in the crash (documentation required)”
- “(3) An employer, parent, or legal guardian of a driver involved in the crash”
- “(4) The owner of a vehicle or property damaged in the crash”
- “(5) A person who has established financial responsibility for a vehicle involved in the crash in a manner described by TTC Section 601.501, including a policyholder of a motor vehicle liability insurance policy covering the vehicle”
- “(6) An insurance company that issued an insurance policy covering a person or vehicle involved in the crash”
- “(7) A person under contract to provide claims or underwriting information to a person described by Paragraph (5) or (6)”
- “(8) A radio or television station that holds a license issued by the Federal Communications Commission”
- “(9) A newspaper that is: I. A free newspaper of general circulation or qualified under Section 2051.044, Government Code, to publish legal notices; II. Published at least once a week; and III. Available and of interest to the general public in connection with the dissemination of news”
- “(10) Any person who may sue because of death resulting from the crash”
- “(11) An employee or authorized representative of a vehicle storage facility, as defined by Section 2303.002, Occupations Code, that stored a vehicle involved in the crash.”
- “(12) I do not meet any of the qualifications listed above, however, I certify that I am a person directly concerned in the crash or have a proper interest therein. I am requesting a redacted crash report in accordance with Transportation Code, Sec. 550.065 (c-1).”
- Online: “Crash Reports can be purchased online from the Texas Department of Transportation at https://buycrash.lexisnexisrisk.com.”
- You need: “The H. B. 2633 requirements must be met for online purchase under penalty of perjury, via questionnaire.”
- By mail: “Send a check / money order for $6.00 (made payable to the City of Houston) plus a self addressed stamped envelope with your request to HPD, Records Division, 1200 Travis, Houston, TX 77002”
- Fee: “Mail: Mail request and payment of ($6.00 for Non-Certified Crash Report) or ($8.00 for Certified Crash Report) to: Houston Police Department Records Division, Public Counter Unit, 1200 Travis Street, Houston, Texas 77002” (HB 2633 Crash Report Form (PDF))
- In person: “In person at the Edward A. Thomas Building at 1200 Travis St. Houston, Texas 77002 on the 1st floor.”
- You need (online, by mail and in person): “You must provide at least two of the following in order to obtain an accident report:”
- “Date of accident”
- “Location of accident”
- “Name(s) of driver(s) / party(s) involved”
- “Please provide the incident number if available.”
- Form (by mail and in person): “Full copies can only be purchased in person or via mail with the accompanying H.B. 2633 form in English or H.B. 2633 form in Spanish.”
- When it is ready, the city's pages differ: “Accident reports require 5 to 8 days processing time before they are available to the public.” “Requests should not be submitted until at least 10 days after the crash date to allow time for receipt of the report.” (HB 2633 Crash Report Form (PDF))
- Online portal: BuyCrash. Not a government site. The city's page links to it.
Sources: Houston Police Department - Public Information Requests; HB 2633 Crash Report Form (PDF); Crash reports and records (txdot.gov). Checked November 4, 2026; quotes are copied from those pages. Fees, forms and rules can change, so check the department's page before you send a request.
Fatal crashes in Houston, 2020-2024
- Fatal crashes: 1,498
- Deaths: 1,582
- Roads with the most fatal crashes: I-45 (165), I-69 (111), I-10 (102)
- Houston, TX injury guide: the deadliest roads, the court and the deadlines
- Fatal crashes in Houston: deadliest roads, 2020-2024
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2020-2023 Final File and 2024 Annual Report File; fatal crashes coded to Houston.